Baum Dam

Baum Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Baum Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Baum Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.28475, -96.28542. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baum Dam

• Elijah Filley Stone Barn · attraction · Gage · ~27 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~58 km · Must-see
• Homestead National Historical Park · sanctuary · Gage · ~58 km · Must-see
• Captain Meriwether Lewis · museum · Nemaha · ~69 km · Must-see
• Steinhart Park · park · Fremont · ~69 km · Must-see
• Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum · sanctuary · Fremont · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bluestem State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~74 km · Must-see
• Johnson County Museum · museum · Johnson · ~15 km
• Johnson County Fairgrounds · park · Johnson · ~15 km
• Tecumseh City Park · park · Johnson · ~15 km
• Burchard Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Pawnee · ~16 km
• Methodist Church Ruins · fort · Johnson · ~17 km
• Bowwood State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pawnee · ~17 km
• Plum Creek Dam 5-A · lake · Pawnee · ~21 km
• Plum Creek Dam 6-A · lake · Pawnee · ~22 km
• Sterling Village Park · park · Johnson · ~26 km
• Cedar Creek Dam 9-A · lake · Gage · ~27 km
• Plum Creek Dam 4-A · lake · Pawnee · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Baum Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Baum Dam

• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~89 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~90 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~103 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~104 km · Must-see
• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~114 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~131 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~136 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~136 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~136 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~144 km · Must-see

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